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January 06, 2011, 9:11PM

To paraphrase GOP former state Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema, Republicans hate raising taxes, but they hate cutting spending even more. The newly gavel-wielding speaker of the U.S. House nicely demonstrated that maxim, first by throwing a hissy fit last month over raising taxes on billionaires to pay down the debt. And this week, John Boehner was stumped by Brian Williams' inquiry as to a single government program that we could all live without. Full story »